Social media is all the rage and rapidly evolving in both technology and techniques. Interestingly, what it demands—whether communicating a product, service or political cause—is listening and offering constructive ideas valuable to a particular network’s participants.

Coyne PR helps the tire manufacturer reach young enthusiasts by putting automotive bloggers on par with traditional media contacts. The product: Goodyear’s Eagle GT high-performance tire. The demographic: males ranging from 16-40 who prefer to be known as trendsetters when it comes to customizing their cars.

Social media is all the rage and rapidly evolving in both technology and techniques. Interestingly, what it demands—whether communicating a product, service or political cause—is listening and offering constructive ideas valuable to a particular network’s participants.

CSR initiatives can do wonders in increasting employee engagement, winning stakeholder confidence and improving relationshps with NGOs and the communities you serve. Following are tips to keep in mind when forming a sustainability program:

Why is it so hard for us as an industry to scrap the publicity-by-the-pound theory or the veiled attempt to use fuzzy math to track messaging and somehow make a leap that because the client message was in a story a consumer actually bought something?